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How great would it be to get paid by your employer to tinker on something on the side :) Because, if that was the expectation, I would happily bill my employer
by bigpeopleareold 4y ago
How great would it be to get paid by your employer to tinker on something on the side :) Because, if that was the expectation, I would happily bill my employer for things I toy around with.
- WJW 4y agoI think the usual way to do it is to pitch your manager on a new project for something that the company actually needs, but for which the fancy new tech you want to play with just happens to be the best tool. Of course, this will also cause people on HN to shout at you for making things too complex, but you can't have everything.
- nisegami 4y agoAh, my beloved MDD: Magpie Driven Development http://www.nichesoftware.co.nz/2021/07/10/magpie-driven-development.html http://www.nichesoftware.co.nz/2021/07/10/magpie-driven-deve...
- bigpeopleareold 4y agoI wrote a small tool based on a tool I have at work in Free Pascal for fun and mentioned it in our company chat room. One of my co-workers thought was scared and thought this was an indication that we were going to start using Pascal for everything. :D